Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped throughout a Houston courthouse look, the Harris County Sheriff’s workplace mentioned Thursday at a information convention.
The inmate, Nigel Thomas Sanders, 35, was in custody for 3 burglaries and one illegal possession of a weapon by a felon. Sanders appeared on the 1301 Franklin Street courthouse at about 3:30 p.m. native time, authorities mentioned. He held a courtroom staffer at knifepoint, KHOU reported, earlier than fleeing the courthouse.
The sheriff mentioned Sanders received right into a automotive after escaping the courthouse, then the feminine driver crashed the automotive and the inmate fled the scene. There have been no accidents.
Marine models searched the bayou for the suspect. Sanders has no mounted tackle, the sheriff mentioned, and authorities consider he has a knife.
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